Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] but i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colm Toibin 's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it . |
| 2 | I could sense their warmth and desire to please but I did n't know how to respond . |
| 3 | I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle . |
| 4 | I think that there 's a lot for your Lordship to read but I think it might be beneficial in the long run , it was certainly , our experience has been that it certainly would take time in the long run but to deal with it this way . |
| 5 | Well er it it will be for elected members of course to decide but I mean County Councillors are elected by local people to represent local people but also take decisions on behalf of the community . |
| 6 | Well I do n't mind , well I mean this is a horrible thing to say but I do n't necessarily mind people robbing from the rich but when it 's poor people robbing from the poor , it 's a really wank off , really wanky thing to do , you know , I just think it 's disgusting . |
| 7 | It seems to me that all of us in this chamber have at one time or another , wanted to actually spend money erm it comes programme of committees , I do n't think it 's behoved upon me at the moment to transgress on what programme committees are actually er but to predict exactly where they will want their expenditure to go but I do know is that there is a huge backlog of member generated aspirations in terms of the environmental improvements , traffic calming facilities , particulary which I suspect were actually generated mildly in excess of the figures which we have before us tonight which is why we clearly leave open that further bids against capital can be made in the course of the next three years , erm which will be assessed against the overall financial position of the council and I think the council much more than that . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've still a way to go but I look for improvement all the time and our start this season has shown just that . ’ |